Could this be mind games from Djoko before the final? Doesn't say much for him as a person if he can only stay friends with Andy if he has no chance of beating him in a slam. Andy and Rafa are great friends but the friendship is left in the locker room when they are competing against each other. It would appear Djoko can't handle being beat by a friend in the big matches.

Personally I think it makes NJ come over as a petulant spoilt brat type. I didn't like him before. I like him even less now. This comes over as "providing I am beating you all of the time on the important events, and I can lord it over you and you now down to my greatness I am prepared to lower myself to be your friend. Once you start threatening my position I don't want to know.

A bit Fed like in my opinion. I have infinitely more respect for Raonic, who at least had the excuse of youth, and was incredibly gracious in defeat. His attitude was almost "if I have got to be beaten, I would rather it was by a rival playing superb, currently out of my league tennis, that by somebody just scraping a victory over me".

Could this be mind games from Djoko before the final? Doesn't say much for him as a person if he can only stay friends with Andy if he has no chance of beating him in a slam. Andy and Rafa are great friends but the friendship is left in the locker room when they are competing against each other. It would appear Djoko can't handle being beat by a friend in the big matches.

While I do think he's being totally honest, it's also true that finally he sees Andy as a real threat. He was pretty friendly at 2011 AO before the tournament started and he demolished Andy in straight sets there in the final. But now that Andy pushed him into the 5th in the same event this year, then beat him at the Olympics semi and even won the title; not to mention, the way Andy thrashed Federer in the final and was also almost 2 sets to love up over him at Wimbledon, he now sees him as real a threat as Federer and Nadal.

This though means that only Andy has a couple of really tough rounds ahead of him. Ferrer is no threat to Nole on hard and Berdych is no threat to Nole in the final, if he makes it, but if Andy makes the final, he'll be finally facing the toughest round in the tournament. Of course, strange things do happen and maybe Ferrer is more prepared this time but it all remains to be seen.

SIR SEAN CONNERY: Excuse me for interrupting, but I just wanted to make a point. Where's Alex? (Applause.) I don't know where your mother is. There she is.ANDY MURRAY: Thank you very much for coming. Are you going to be around tomorrow?SIR SEAN CONNERY: Come on, Judy. Judy, Judy, Judy.ANDY MURRAY: You smell of wine. (Laughter.)JUDY MURRAY: He made me have wine. He's just been telling me that Scotland invented the world.SIR ALEX FERGUSON: Been coming here the last three years to New York, and I explained how Scotland invented the world — today we invented the wind. (Laughter.)SIR SEAN CONNERY: Today they conquered the world.SIR ALEX FERGUSON: Very good. Fantastic.ANDY MURRAY: See you after the match tomorrow.SIR ALEX FERGUSON: Continue your interview.